Question

Which option corrects the double negative, yet has the same meaning as the preceding sentence?

I don’t want nothing.

A) I don’t want hardly anything.

B) I do not want anything.

C) I do want something.

D) I do not want nothing.

Answer 1

@joejoe833 hello

Answer 2

hi

Answer 3

?

Answer 4

Do you know what a double negative is?

Answer 5

kind of

Answer 6

They are basically sentences or phrases in which they hold two negative elements. It makes it difficult to discern the meaning.

Do you understand what the sentence is trying to say?

Answer 7

yes

Answer 8

So its B? Thats what i think

Answer 9

do not = don't means B still holds a negative

Answer 10

Similar to math, two negatives make a positive.

I don't want nothing implies that I may want something

Answer 11

ok

Answer 12

A!

Answer 13

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Answer 14

“I don’t want nothing” is usually meant as “I don’t want anything” rather than “I want something”. Often times this error comes about from people learning English as a second language, as the proper way to express negation in other languages often requires both the verb and object to be negated.

Answer 15

My apologies @joejoe833 I took the elements literally as Vocaloid mentioned. The answer would be B)

"I don't want nothing"
and
"I don't want anything"
mean the same thing, except nothing is negating something and anything is not. Thus by switching out the words, you lose the double negative but keep the meaning intact, which is just exhibiting a lack of desire.